This is a review for my stay back in July 2008. To be honest, I was expecting a lot more from this hotel based on reviews I've read both here and in travel magazines. I figured that this would be a different place to stay at compared to the Tempe and airport hotels I've previously stayed at. However, I will say that I wouldn't go back to this hotel even if someone paid me to.
Here's the low down:
- Like the Marriott Buttes in Tempe, the rooms are separate from the check-in area. I had the great opportunity to be placed on the far side of the property where it looked pretty sketchy at night. Sure it was near the tennis courts but no one was there in the morning or at night. There were literally five cars parked on the far side of the hotel.
- Bugs sometimes made their way into my room by way of the fact that the door doesn't sit snugly in the frame. There must have been at least 1/2 an inch between the floor that leads to the open air hall (think 1970s apartment complex with railings).
- The air conditioner broke down on me in the middle of the night and, mind you, this was in the middle of the summer. I woke up with sweat pouring down my face and had to call the hotel handyman to come.
- The fitness center is really small and doesn't have a water cooler. It's also lacking in terms of equipment and towels.
- The area is in the middle of a dead zone in Chandler. I know that there is a small restaurant/shopping area close by but the area is lacking.